In a not so recent interview, Canon's Tim Smith hinted at the possibility of ViDSLR dropping the H.264 codec for a Canon proprietary codec. With the XF30x/10x cameras now shooting the new MPEG2 50mbps Canon codec, it would be a smart move to avoid paying the H.264 crowd licensing fees by moving to their own codecs. While Tim isn't very forthcoming, the next generation 1Ds and 5D series are coming out this year. With CF cards easily handling over 40MB/s nowadays, a 50mbps codec similar to the MPEG2 codec Canon currently uses would be easily adapted.

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In a not so recent interview, Canon's Tim Smith hinted at the possibility of ViDSLR dropping the H.264 codec for a Canon proprietary codec. With the XF30x/10x cameras now shooting the new MPEG2 50mbps Canon codec, it would be a smart move to avoid paying the H.264 crowd licensing fees by moving to their own codecs. While Tim isn't very forthcoming, the next generation 1Ds and 5D series are coming out this year. With CF cards easily handling over 40MB/s nowadays, a 50mbps codec similar to the MPEG2 codec Canon currently uses would be easily adapted.

I had seen some rumors floating about this and that they are also getting on board with Thunderbolt. Now it is a race, got to see if Scarlet or the 5D Mark III come out first so I know when to hide my credit card

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Posted 14 March 2011 - 10:03 AM

I wonder if their own codec, once it is out, will be compatible with FCP and the other NLEs or whether the footage will then have to be transcoded.
Steve

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